1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index ae4c45d379..50fd2b3ccf 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -1026,6 +1026,13 @@ static inline void oidcpy(struct object_id *dst, const struct object_id *src)
 	hashcpy(dst->hash, src->hash);
 }
 
+static inline struct object_id *oiddup(const struct object_id *src)
+{
+	struct object_id *dst = xmalloc(sizeof(struct object_id));
+	oidcpy(dst, src);
+	return dst;
+}
+
 static inline void hashclr(unsigned char *hash)
 {
 	memset(hash, 0, GIT_SHA1_RAWSZ);